41.   In years past, House members could vote by proxy in such meetings, but Republicans have ended the practice.

42.   It also attempts to end the practice of social promotion, or advancing academically unprepared schoolchildren from one grade to the next.

43.   It is good that Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin has decided to end that practice.

44.   It will end the practice of quoting stocks in eighths and smaller fractions.

45.   Its new strategy is supposed to end the practice of controlling supplies in favor of promoting demand for diamonds as the main force in the diamond business.

46.   Japan, France and Britain currently reprocess fuel, although the British are considering ending the practice because it is so costly.

47.   Mahoney said Fleet not only ended the practice two years ago, but now has one of the more progressive privacy policies in the banking industry.

48.   NIELSEN IN EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT A.C. Nielsen agreed with the European Commission to end pricing practices that Information Resources said had thwarted competition in sales-tracking services.

49.   Officials modified the dryers to end the practice.

50.   Now the Village of Hempstead is taking a novel approach to try to end the practice.